---
id: 651dd3e06ffb500e3f2ce478
title: 'Dialogue 1: Maria Introduces Herself to Tom'
challengeType: 21
dashedName: dialogue-1-maria-introduces-herself-to-tom
---

# --description--

Watch the video below to understand the context of the upcoming lessons.

# --assignment--

Watch the video

# --scene--

```json
{
  "setup": {
    "background": "company2-center.png",
    "characters": [
      {
        "character": "Maria",
        "position": { "x": -25, "y": 0, "z": 1 }
      },
      {
        "character": "Tom",
        "position": { "x": 125, "y": 0, "z": 1 }
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "1.1-1.mp3",
      "startTime": 1
    },
    "alwaysShowDialogue": true
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "position": { "x": 25, "y": 0, "z": 1 },
      "startTime": 0
    },
    {
      "character": "Tom",
      "position": { "x": 70, "y": 0, "z": 1 },
      "startTime": 0.5
    },
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "startTime": 1,
      "finishTime": 4.65,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Hello! You're the new graphic designer, right? I'm Maria, the team lead.",
        "align": "left"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Tom",
      "startTime": 5.1,
      "finishTime": 9.1,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Hi, that's right!  I'm Tom McKenzie. It's a pleasure to meet you.",
        "align": "right"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "startTime": 9.7,
      "finishTime": 12.6,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Welcome aboard, Tom! How do you like California so far?",
        "align": "left"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Tom",
      "startTime": 12.7,
      "finishTime": 15.7,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "I like it. It's different from Texas, but I like it here.",
        "align": "right"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "startTime": 16.2,
      "finishTime": 18.5,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Great! Let me show you to your desk.",
        "align": "left"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "startTime": 18.7,
      "finishTime": 21.2,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Do you see the desk with a drawing tablet and a computer?",
        "align": "left"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "startTime": 21.4,
      "finishTime": 22.6,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "That's your workspace.",
        "align": "left"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Tom",
      "startTime": 22.8,
      "finishTime": 24.5,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Everything looks great.",
        "align": "right"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Tom",
      "startTime": 24.5,
      "finishTime": 26.1,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Thanks for showing me around the place, Maria.",
        "align": "right"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Tom",
      "position": { "x": 125, "y": 0, "z": 1 },
      "startTime": 26.6
    },
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "position": { "x": -25, "y": 0, "z": 1 },
      "startTime": 27.1
    }
  ]
}
```
